Malacostraca | 
Decapoda | 
Geryonidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range				
				
					पारिस्थितिकी				
				
			
			
				;  गहराई सीमा 100 - 950 m (संदर्भ 804), usually 300 - 700 m (संदर्भ 435).  Tropical; 31°N -   36°S, 26°W -   21°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Eastern Atlantic:  West to southwest Africa.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
			
			
				परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?, range 8 -  10 cm Max length : 16.0 cm CW पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 435); 9.5 cm CW (female)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Inhabits muddy bottoms at depths of 100 to 936 m, common between 300 to 700 m (Ref. 435).  Also in muddy-sandy  bottoms (Ref. 101384).  Tends to aggregate in areas near canyons and other bottom features (Ref. 2677).  In general, adult geryonid crabs are opportunistic feeders (Ref. 104380).				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Mating behavior:  Newly moulted or soft-shelled female is carried by the male with its pleopods				
			
			
			
			
			
				Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) 1981 True Crabs. 6: pag.var. In FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic (fishing areas 34, 47; in part). Canada Funds-in-Trust. Ottawa, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, by arrangement with the Food and AgriculturesOrganization of the United Nations, 1-7: pag.var. (संदर्भ 435)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (संदर्भ 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (संदर्भ 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
					  Harmless				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
				मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक			
			
			
				 | FishSource | Sea Around Us			
			
			
			
			
			
साधन
			
			
			
			
				
					अधिक जानकारी				
				
					 Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
संघटक आहार
आहार खपत
परभक्षी
  Population dynamicsबाढ़Max. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionबहुतायत   PhysiologyOxygen consumption
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
				इंटरनेट स्रोत
			
			
			
			
			
				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 5.5 - 12, mean 8.4 (based on 58 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
							
					 Prior r = 0.42, 95% CL = 0.28 - 0.63, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.				
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
			
			
				Nutrients  :  Calcium = 109 [35, 184]  mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97]  mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386]  g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3]  μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40]  mg/100g (wet weight); based on 
nutrient studies.